iter

See also: -iter, ITER, and iter.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iter (“passage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪtə(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Noun

iter (plural iters)

1. (archaic, anatomy) A passage, especially the passage between the third and fourth ventricles in the brain; the cerebral aqueduct.
   • 1916, Mayo Clinic, Collected Papers of the Mayo Clinic and the Mayo Foundation, page 869:

     This fluid passes through the main iters which connect the various ventricles and filters through the thin membranes of the brain and cord, equalizing the pressure at all points.

Derived terms

• iteral

References

• “iter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• REIT, Teri, reit, rite, tier, tire, trie

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iter (“route”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.ter/
• Rhymes: -iter
• Hyphenation: ì‧ter

Noun

iter m (invariable)

1. procedure, course

   Synonyms: procedura, corso

Anagrams

• Reti, erti, etri, irte, reti